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In response to "I’d be interested in how they define ‘recouped’" by mafic

Diva etc. will know better. There's huge costs to get shows up/running. Add those to weekly costs & there's a lot of money to make up.

Posted by MDH Apr 5 '22, 17:47

Shows have to have huge sales in order to recoup quickly. See the example for Hamilton and Book of Mormon in the article. Anastasia was never the "hit" that those shows were, so it took more time.

Hamilton/Book of Mormon example (deadline.com)

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Just the rights to a show can run into six figures - and that's just for a 4-week run in a 150 seat theater. -- nm - Meg Apr 5, 17:52 1
- Great read about licensing if interested. Variety: Life after death on Broadway Even flops make money in amateur, stock productions -- (link) - MDH Apr 5, 17:54

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Diva etc. will know better. There's huge costs to get shows up/running. Add those to weekly costs & there's a lot of money to make up.

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